Perspectives
Perspective that studies the parts and functions of the brain
What is neurobiology/neuropsychology
The tendency to search for information that supports our preconception and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence.
What is confirmation bia?
A concept or framework that organizes or interprets information.
What is a schema?
The part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons.
What is a dendrite?
He is considered the father of classical conditioning due to his work on dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Perspective that delves into a person's unconscious
What is psychoanalysis/psychodynamic
The way in which an issue is posed impacting the way in which others make a decision.
What is framing?
The developing human organism from about 2 weeks through the second month.
What is an embryo?
The slow chemical messengers of the endocrine system.
What are hormones?
Slot machines are an example of this schedule of reinforcement.
What is variable ratio?
Perspective that is associated with John Watson and BF Skinner
What is Behaviorism
Clinging to one's initial conception even thouogh it has been discredited by others.
What is belief perseverence?
Chemicals or viruses that can cause harm during prenatal development.
What is a teratogen?
The resting pause where a firing neuron cannot produce another action potential. (Also seen in sexual response cycle)
What is the refractory period?
The desire to perform a particular behavior effectively for its own sake.
What is intrinsic motivation?
This perspective studies behavior traits that give us survival value
What is evolutionary psychology?
Estimating the likelihood of a decision based on how well that decision matches a prototype.
What is a representative heuristic?
The researcher who established the psychosocial stages of development.
Who is Erik Erikson?
This neurotransmitters is lacking in alzheimers patients
What is acetylcholine or ACh?
In Classical Conditioning responses learned in one situation elicit a similar response
What is generalization?
Humanist who suggested the Person Centered Therapy
Who is Carl Rogers?
Researching associated with Insight experiments done on chimpanzees.
Who is Wolfgang Kohler
The stage of psychocognitive development where a child demonstates pretend play and egocentrism.
What is preoperational?
This part of the nervous system is further divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
What is the autonomic system?
Researcher credited with Law of Effect - behaviors that follow favorable consequences continue while those that have unfavorable consequences are less likely to continue.
Who is EL Thorndike?